Childcare problems to leave families with disabled children worse off, charities warn

Jess Brown
Monday, November 23, 2015

Government plans to offset benefit cuts with the expansion of free early education could leave many disabled families worse off because of the problems they face accessing childcare, a group of charities has warned.

The childcare expansion risks pushing families with disabled children into poverty, charities have warned. Image: EDCM
The childcare expansion risks pushing families with disabled children into poverty, charities have warned. Image: EDCM

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